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Nov 12, 2014 | 00:50

ESA space probe makes first-ever landing on comet

European scientists threw their arms up in celebration as a probe delivered by the Rosetta spacecraft landed on the surface of a comet, the climax of a decade-long project to unlock some of the secrets of the universe. Rough Cut (No reporter narration)

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Cheers and applause broke out at the European Space Agency after a probe delivered by its Rosetta spacecraft made a first-ever landing on a comet. Overcoming technical glitches, the European Space Agency craft jettisoned its lander on schedule at around 0400 ET to collect samples from the surface of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, which it has been orbiting since August.

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